Tag: Needle to the Groove

Singles weren’t always released on Spotify or Soundcloud. They used to be pressed on vinyl. Often these 45 RPM recordings came with a serious treat. Led Zeppelin’s “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do” appeared on the flipside of the “Immigrant Song” single and never appeared on an official studio LP. U2’s “The…

For more than 10 years now, Record Store Day, the annual celebration of locally owned brick-and-mortar music shops, has stoked the passions of music lovers all over the country. Every year, artists release new and previously unheard music, along with bootlegs and reissues—often in collectable formats, including vinyl and cassette. The regional…